Is Zodwa the latest celebrity to become a sangoma?
One of Zodwa Wabantu's Instagram pictures of her wearing traditional clothes with horns in her hands while praying inside water has sparked rumours that she is a sangoma (traditional healer).
The past couple of years have seen a lot of celebrities becoming traditional healers. The likes of Boity Thulo, Toll Ass Mo, Dineo Ranaka, and Letoya Makhene are some of them.
The latest celebrity to spark rumours that she is also a sangoma is Zodwa Wabantu.
The dancer shared images of herself performing a spiritual ritual which many associate with traditional healers.
"Nkosazana Yamanzi [Princess of the water]" she captioned the post.
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Many of her followers congratulated her on accepting her ancestral call.
However, in an interview with IOL, the star said she is not a sangoma.
“I have recently accepted a calling but this is a different kind of ubizo (calling). I'm not a sangoma. I'm not going to an initiation school for sangomas. I am Inkosazana ya Manzi [ princess of the water],” revealed the star.
In another interview with News24, the media personality said she only started realising she was called late last year.
“This is not something that I can say I knew about when I was a child.
“I started having dreams in September last year and they just kept getting serious towards December, I knew they were not normal. I got dreams and get a message to visit home and get something from a tree. I dreamt of beads, something not everyone dreams of, even sangomas would do a lot for them to get a direct message like that. I then consulted with the sangoma that I often see for cleansings and consultations, and he put everything into perspective for me,” Zodwa said.
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However, she said she will be waiting on her ancestors to give her the next step.
“I am currently in the process of accepting my ancestors. But I was advised not to rush myself. My calling is not necessary to go somewhere and thwasa but I should wait, everything will be revealed to me at the right time. But I went to Phahla emamzini (Pray in water), and my ancestor is Inkosaza ya yamanzi (Princess of the water),” she told the publication.